Duke duo goes in WNBA Draft

Saturday

Forward Leaonna Odom and guard Haley Gorecki of the Duke women’s basketball team were selected in Friday night’s WNBA Draft.

Odom was picked in the second round, going with the No. 15 overall choice to the New York Liberty. Gorecki was a third-round selection of the Seattle Storm.

Odom averaged 14.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a senior. Her 54.7-percent shooting from the field ranked fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Gorecki racked up 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists as a senior. She was an All-ACC first team and All-ACC defensive team member.

Overall, the eight players from ACC schools were selected, the most of any conference. Virginia guard Jocelyn Willoughby was the first ACC player taken, going to the Phoenix Mercury in the first round (10th pick overall) before she was traded to the Liberty. She was the ACC scoring leader with 19.2 points per game and became the first Virginia player drafted since 2010.